Terminal device, printing charging system, and method for charging printing costs
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorGeun-tae Kim
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Abstract
A method of charging printing costs using a printing charging system that is connected to an image forming apparatus, the method including: setting printing costs for each of a plurality of people; generating print data for each person, of the plurality of people, based on the set printing costs; and transmitting the generated print data to the image forming apparatus.
Claims21
A method of charging printing costs using a printing charging system for an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- obtaining an input from a user selecting a plurality of users to apportion a total printing cost among the plurality of users;
- setting printing costs for each of the plurality of users by obtaining an input from the user assigning a portion of the total printing costs to each user among the plurality of users;
- generating, using at least one processor, print data for each user, of the plurality of users, based on the set printing costs;
- and
- transmitting the generated print data to the image forming apparatus.
A terminal device that is connected to an image forming apparatus, the terminal device comprising:
- a user interface to obtain an input from a user selecting a plurality of users to apportion a total printing cost among the plurality of users, and to receive settings of printing costs for each of the plurality of users by obtaining an input from the user assigning a portion of the total printing costs to each user among the plurality of users;
- a controller to generate print data for each user, of the plurality of users, based on the set printing costs;
- and
- an interface to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus.
A terminal device that is connected to an image forming apparatus, the terminal device comprising:
- a user interface to obtain an input from a user selecting a plurality of users to share a total printing cost among the plurality of users, and to receive settings of printing costs for each of the plurality of users;
- a controller to generate print data for each user, of the plurality of users, based on the set printing costs;
- and
- an interface to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the user interface generates a user interface window including a first area to input information on the plurality of users, and a second area to input a ratio for sharing the printing costs for each user, of the plurality of users.
A printing charging system, comprising:
- a terminal device to obtain an input from a user selecting a plurality of users to apportion a total printing cost among the plurality of users, to set printing costs for each of the plurality of users by obtaining an input from the user assigning a portion of the total printing costs to each user among the plurality of users, and to generate print data for each of the plurality of users based on the set printing costs;
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- a charging server to receive the set printing costs to apportion a total printing cost among the plurality of users, to receive the generated print data, and to transmit the generated print data to an image forming apparatus according to a confirmation by the plurality of users, of the set printing costs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.